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The first rays of the morning sun shone through the green bamboo forest onto the damp earth. A fifteen-year-old youth carrying two buckets of water quickly walked over from the stream in the distance.

The boy's face was still boyish, but the firm muscles of his body made him look strong.

There were three thatched cottages between the bamboo forests. The youth gently placed the bucket down and was about to make breakfast. At this time, an old man's voice came from the thatched cottage in the middle.

"Feng Er, come in. I have something to tell you."

When the youth heard the old man call him, he stopped what he was doing and walked towards the hut.

"Master, you're looking for me?" Liu Chengfeng smiled as he pushed the door and entered.

"How is the cultivation technique that Master Feng has given to you?" The old man had a head of white hair and his eyes were closed as he slowly asked.

"Reporting to teacher, disciple is currently in the 7th Body Refinement Layer. I believe I will soon be able to break through to the 8th Body Refinement Layer!" Liu Chengfeng's eyes shone with a confident light, he was extremely satisfied with his own progress in cultivation.

Ye Tianjian suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp and sharp, and berated: "Are you satisfied with just this little result? You are still far from it! "

In the face of such a sudden berating, Liu Chengfeng panicked a little and quickly bowed his head to apologize to Ye Tianjian. Ye Tianjian looked at Liu Chengfeng's panicked face and calmed his attitude down.

"Master's cultivation level is low, and I'm afraid I can't teach you anything. There is a vast world outside the bamboo forest that you can challenge, and your talent will definitely be able to accomplish something in the future. Staying by my side will only delay you." After Ye Tianjian finished speaking, he closed his eyes, and although his words were filled with reluctance, he was actually feeling helpless.

Realizing that something was wrong, Liu Chengfeng immediately knelt towards Ye Tianjian, "I don't want to leave you, Master!"

"Stupid!" The outside world is far bigger than you can imagine, and the cultivators inside are also far more powerful than I am. You will meet them when you leave the bamboo forest. Today, I summoned you here for two reasons. The first thing is for me to teach you the last lesson, which concerns your future cultivation and you must not forget it. "

"Disciple will definitely remember this well!" Liu Chengfeng nodded strongly.

"The realm where we humans live in is known as the Profound Sky Continent. On the continent, not only do humans live here, but powerful demons also live there. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, our ancestors won the land to live through the war against the demons. Even so, the strength of the Monster race could not be underestimated! You must not be careless when you meet a demon in the future! Our human race has five ancient cultivation sects: Xuanqing Palace, Great Void Sect, Stellar Hall, Wanxiang Manor, The Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, and The Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets. In addition, you must also know the cultivation levels of our human race. From the lowest to the highest are the nine levels of Body Refinement, Channel, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Soul Building, Body Fusion, Ascendant, Large Success, and Soul Formation. Only those who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage could be considered to have stepped into the cultivation world. My current cultivation level is only Core Forming Period, and in front of powerful cultivators, it's not even worth mentioning. After you leave, you must train diligently and not waste time! "

"Disciple will remember Master's teachings!"

"The last thing I need you to do is for you to cultivate my previous sect's Great Void Sect s. I have a senior brother, Chen Bu?er, who I know very well, and am the Spirit Materials Collection Officer of the Great Void Sect. She is currently in the Huanglong Town, and if you bring your master's letter to find your senior master, she will naturally arrange for you to enter the Great Void Sect to cultivate once she has read the letter. You must keep this letter properly! " Ye Tianjian took out a letter from behind him and handed it over to Liu Chengfeng. Seeing the letter fit closely, Liu Chengfeng knew that his master had long thought that he had made a good arrangement.

"Your disciple will definitely keep you close to me!" Liu Chengfeng took the letter from Ye Tianjian's hand and placed it into his chest pocket.

Then, Ye Tianjian stood up and walked over to the wooden shelf beside the wall. On the wooden shelf, a pitch black sword was placed on it. He reached out and picked up the black sword, then turned and said to Liu Chengfeng.

"You are about to leave. Master's cultivation base is low, so he can't provide you with any powerful cultivation resources. This black sword is called the Hurricane Slash, it has accompanied Master through thousands of battles of different sizes and is a trustworthy partner, I will hand it over to you now! "

The black sword was Ye Tianjian's most beloved treasure, and Liu Chengfeng had also seen how powerful this black sword was. But Ye Tianjian did not mention anything about the origins of this sword.

Liu Chengfeng's hands trembled slightly. He couldn't understand why his master would hand over such an important treasure to him.

"Take it!" Ye Tianjian bellowed, he had concealed the worry in his eyes when he passed the Hurricane Slash to Liu Chengfeng, but it was concealed well.

As if he had just awoken from a dream, Liu Chengfeng immediately took the Hurricane Slash from Ye Tianjian's hands. Liu Chengfeng gently caressed the black sword, when he caressed the sword, he suddenly felt a sense of familiarity, like a friend he hadn't seen for a long time. Liu Chengfeng could not help but blurt out.

"Good sword!"

Ye Tianjian saw everything Liu Chengfeng said and did, and the worry in his eyes slowly faded away.

"Master has said what he had to say, and has done what he had to do. Today, master and disciple, we are done with each other!" In the future, you will have to walk your own path! " With that, Ye Tianjian turned and left without any hesitation. His figure disappeared into the clouds in a flash.

Liu Chengfeng stood blankly at the door, looking at Ye Tianjian's back as he walked away, seriously kowtowing three times.

The next day, a youth dressed in gray with a long sword on his back appeared in the town of Wan Quan, which was a hundred kilometers away from the bamboo forest mountain.

Because this town was located at the border between the Western Desert and the Swallow Mountain Range, there were many naturally formed geothermal springs here. The caravans and mercenaries that came and went between the Human and Demon Realms would rest and resupply here, and over time, this place was known as the 'Thousand Spring Town'.

Liu Chengfeng brought the beast skin he had hunted in the Bamboo Forest Mountain to the market in exchange for the silver he needed on the way. Yesterday night, he was already hungry from his journey. Thus, he came to a restaurant to have a meal before continuing on his journey.

Wan Quan Town was not big, but it was bustling with noise and excitement. The mercenaries and merchants not only brought popularity to the town, they also brought an endless amount of money.

The Wan Quan Tower was the most famous restaurant in the Wan Quan Town. Other than eating and drinking, the restaurant also provided resting and entertainment places for the guests. There was also a famous hot spring in the restaurant.

When Liu Chengfeng entered the Ten Thousand Spring Pavilion, it was almost filled with people sitting on empty tables. Just then, the group of mercenaries finished their bills and left. Liu Chengfeng ran over quickly and put everything on the table. Suddenly, a cold voice bellowed beside Liu Chengfeng's ears.

"This table was our first choice. Scram!"

The sudden voice made Liu Chengfeng extremely unhappy. Moreover, he had put down the thing first, so this table should be his.

However, when they left the bamboo forest mountain, Ye Tianjian told him to be careful, so he did not answer this person immediately.

He turned around and saw a tall, handsome young man standing behind him. Although he was not a strong Ranker like Ye Tianjian, but the aura he gave off made Liu Chengfeng feel a sense of danger. This Inherent Skill was related to him fighting berserk beasts since he was young. Because of this, Liu Chengfeng trusted his intuition.

"Senior apprentice brother Mo, forget it, let's find a new table." A girl about Liu Chengfeng's age said softly.

As soon as the girl entered, Liu Chengfeng noticed that the girl had a white veil covering her face, making people unable to see her features clearly. However, her eyes were as bright and dazzling as the stars in the sky.

Along with the girl came an old man, his long, snow-white hair and beard slightly bent. There was a benevolent smile on the elder's face. There was no sign of cultivation on his body at all, he was just like an ordinary mortal.

"Yu Er's table was chosen by us first, and the money was given to the shopkeeper in advance. Right now, the brat has snatched it away, I'm really ?"

"Senior apprentice brother Mo, there's no need to say anything. Just a table is enough for him." "There are quite a few restaurants in the Wan Quan Town. Let's go to another place." Xiao Yu?er frowned slightly as she turned around and prepared to leave.

Mo Wuji had no choice but to give up. He turned around and glared at Liu Chengfeng, and his gaze didn't conceal his contempt for him.

"Humph!" "Don't let me see you again!" Mo Wuji threatened before quickly catching up to Xiao Yu?er.

At this moment, the waiter ran over from another table and shouted loudly.

"Hey hey hey, three guests, don't leave!" "Do you not want the dishes that you've ordered?"

"Scram!"

The waiter saw that the three had left and looked at Liu Chengfeng who was expressionless, and shook his head helplessly.

Liu Chengfeng was also helpless, he knew that he was in the wrong, if he had known earlier on that his table had been reserved by someone, he wouldn't have gotten into this mess even if he were beaten to death.

After dinner, Liu Chengfeng got up and went to the inn.

Before the construction of the Thousand Spring Town, the Swallow Mountain range had cut off the Mysterious Sky Plain and the Western Cold Desert, making it a natural barrier. After the humankind had defeated the demon clan, they took over this place. In order to make it easier for the humankind to enter and exit the Western Desert, the ancestors of the humankind had opened up a mountain road for them to pass through.

The afternoon sun was exceptionally hot, and the temperature was also very high. When Liu Chengfeng arrived at the inn, he discovered that there were many merchants and mercenaries gathered there. Strangely enough, these people were not in a hurry to enter, but were anxiously waiting for someone.

Liu Chengfeng walked over to find a middle-aged man who looked like a merchant. From this, Liu Chengfeng found out that a very powerful Tiger Demon had appeared in the Swallow Return Mountain Range recently, and it had killed a lot of people. They were here to wait for General Sun's team and then follow the army.

Hearing that there were demon beasts in the mountains, Liu Chengfeng was secretly shocked. Monsters rarely appeared in human territory ever since they were defeated hundreds of thousands of years ago. Something big must have happened to the Monster race this time. Although Liu Chengfeng had fought with fierce beasts since young, he had never met any demons before. However, he had heard about how powerful the demons were quite a bit. Liu Chengfeng was fully aware that his cultivation was low and he did not dare to recklessly take action, hence he obediently waited with the rest of the people for General Sun's team.

It was just past noon, and with the deafening clatter of hooves and the clatter of armor, large numbers of neat banners and war horses appeared on the horizon, like a well-trained elite.

"Look, General Sun's team is here!" "Quickly pack up and prepare to set off!"

The moment General Sun's army appeared, the crowd burst into an uproar. The caravan, which had been in chaos, was now in order. Liu Chengfeng looked inconspicuous mixed in the crowd.